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Maj. Gen. Brian Mennes, 10th Mountain Division commander, retired Col. Michael Plummer, former 10th MTN DIV chief of staff, and John Hoffman lay a memorial wreath for Hoffman’s father, Spc. John Fuller, during a memorial ceremony in front of The Moving Wall display, a traveling half size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, August 24, in Sackets Harbor, New York. Volunteers from the Association of the United States Army and American Legion Post 1757 hosted the ceremony on Sackets Harbor Battlefield. Retired Navy Capt. Father Joseph Sesito, a veteran of the Vietnam War, gave the invocation and benediction. Michelle Capone, Northern New York Fort Drum AUSA president, Molly Reilly, mayor of Sackets Harbor, Mennes and Plummer also spoke during the ceremony. John Condino and Vernon Datoush, both Vietnam veterans, read the 61 names of service members from the North Country who are memorialized on the Wall. AUSA volunteers coordinated The Moving Wall's visit for veterans, Soldiers and members of the community to experience the monument here in the North Country. Soldiers of the 41st Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th MTN DIV helped assemble the wall, will provide security and be available to assist visitors around the clock while The Moving Wall is on display in the battalion's partnered community. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
| Date Taken: | 08.24.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 08.31.2019 15:39 |
| Photo ID: | 5714235 |
| VIRIN: | 190824-A-HL390-1230 |
| Resolution: | 1800x1200 |
| Size: | 1.74 MB |
| Location: | SACKETS HARBOR, NY, US |
| Web Views: | 24 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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The Moving Wall delivers Vietnam Memorial’s legacy to the North Country
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